Spanish ling

The Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma), also called the Mediterranean ling,[3] is a species of fish in the family Lotidae.[4]

Spanish ling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae
Genus: Molva
Species:
M. macrophthalma
Binomial name
Molva macrophthalma
(Rafinesque, 1810)
Synonyms[2]
  • Phycis macrophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Gadus elongatus Otto, 1821
  • Lota elongata Otto, 1821
  • Lotta elongata Otto, 1821
  • Molva dipterygia elongata Otto, 1821
  • Molva dypterygia macrophthalma Rafinesque, 1810
  • Molva elongata Otto, 1821

Description

It maximum length is 108 cm (3.54 ft).[5]

Habitat

Spanish ling lives in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean; it is common in the Azores. It lives at moderate shallow waters,[6] being recorded at depths of 388–754 m (1,273–2,474 ft) in the Ionian Sea, and has also been found in the Aegean Sea.[7][8]

Behaviour

It feeds on bony fish, squid and lobsters.[9][10] Known parasites include Lernaeocera copepods.[11]

References
  1. Denmark), Jorgen Nielsen (Natural History Museum of; Paul Fernandes (School of Biological Sciences, Zoology Building; Lorance (IFREMER), Pascal; Research), Kjell Nedreaas (Institute of Marine; Strathclyde), Robin Cook (MASTS Marine Population Modelling Group Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of; Ann-Britt Florin (Institute Of Coastal Research, Department of Aquatic Resources (October 18, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Molva macrophthalma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)".
  3. "Ling | fish". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  4. Canada, Fisheries Research Board of (July 2, 1962). "Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada". University of Toronto Press – via Google Books.
  5. "Molva macrophthalma, Spanish ling". www.fishbase.se.
  6. Burton, Maurice; Burton, Robert (July 2, 2002). International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Leopard - marten. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 9780761472667 – via Google Books.
  7. Bayhan, Yusuf Kenan; Erguden, Deniz; Alagoz Erguden, Sibel; Altun, Ayhan (April 1, 2019). "First Substantiated Record of Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) in Southern Aegean Sea, Turkey". Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 35 (1): 271–274. doi:10.1007/s41208-018-0119-5. S2CID 134789338 – via Springer Link.
  8. "Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)". www.gbif.org.
  9. "Blue Ling and Spanish Ling | Britishseafishing.co.uk". March 16, 2013.
  10. "Food Items - Molva macrophthalma". www.fishbase.se.
  11. "SPANISH OR MEDITERRANEAN LING MOLVA MACROPHTHALMA (RAFINESQUE, 1810) IN IRISH AND UK WATERS - FURTHER RECORDS AND A REVIEW OF RECORDS". ResearchGate.
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